BASHA ‘RETURNS’ TO ACTIVE POLITICS, GAZ BARDHI BLUNTLY: IT DOESN’T SOLVE THE CRISIS
THE BATTLE FOR THE PD ‘THRONE’, BERISHA GATHERS 15 MPs, GAZMEND BARDHI 18
Lulzim Basha holds a meeting with young people in Tirana: You spoke of boycotting the elections! 14 May is the expiry date of the political system in Albania
(In the photo) MP Gazmend Bardhi. MP Lulzim Basha
On pages 2,4
Berisha demands an investigation into 14 May: There were monstrous manipulations of the vote
THE OPPOSITION
On page 2
The conflict of interest could cost the officeholder not only the mandate won
Opinion of the Day
By XHEZAIR ZAGANJORI
At the beginning of this month, specifically on 4 May 2023, the European Court of Justice (ECJ), or in other words the Court of Luxembourg, issued a ruling...
The conflict of interest could cost the officeholder not only the mandate won
Continues on page 18
Reform, as the only hope to stop the project of transferring PD to LSI
Opinion of the Day
By FLAMUR KUÇI
For a long time I have had the dilemma of whether there is a project to transfer PD to LSI. For PD supporters, the ‘alliance with LSI’ has always been awkward...
Reform, as the only hope to stop the project of transferring PD to LSI
Continues on page 19
Sentenced to life imprisonment for the kidnapping and murder of Jan Prenga, the resort gardener appeals to the Supreme Court
THE APPEALS COURT DECISION
On page 6
Tabaku: A series of meetings with Democrats. Agron Gjekmarkaj: We need a new group without a logo or seal
The resigned authorized former chairman, Alibeaj: Everyone has the right to run again in the party
Roland Bejko: Let us break away from the past
... On pages 2,4
Took 570 thousand, the super-swindler is arrested, the ‘victim’ also sought, they threatened him with self-justice
THE FORMER BANK EMPLOYEE
On page 7
BIRN analysis: 50 large companies receive 55% of the money from procurement
The government procured 82 billion lek in goods and services
The largest companies in public procurement secured the overwhelming majority of revenue from the procurement market during 2022, while most of the companies operating in the Albanian market did not take part in tenders.
Data from the Public Procurement Agency analyzed by BIRN show that out of a total of nearly 82 billion lek procured (713 million euros), the ten largest contracting companies received...
On page 5
Properties, 3,876 files with owners who are compensated, how much each one receives
DECISIONS 1993–2013
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Freedom House report on Albania: Tax authorities imposed high fines on some TV stations
‘CAUSE, CRITICAL COVERAGE OF THE GOVERNMENT’
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